132 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



Administration. By a curator, responsible to a board of trus- 

 tees. 



Scope. The purpose of the museum is educational. Special atten- 

 tion is given to work with pupils of the public schools. Occasional 

 lectures are given. 



Attendance. Open free to the public daily at hours varying 

 with the seasons. 



PLYMOUTH: 



PILGRIM SOCIETY. Pilgrim Hall. 



A collection of historical relics, portraits, old books, documents, 

 etc., connected with the early history of the settlement at- Plymouth, 

 is maintained in Pilgrim Hall under the charge of H. N. P. Hubbard, 

 curator and librarian. 



REHOBOTH: 



REHOBOTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. 



The treasurer reports that the society maintains a museum but 

 repeated inquiries have elicited no further information. 



SALEM: 



ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



Staff. Curator, George Francis Dow; Librarian, Alice G. 

 Waters; Catalogers, Florence L. Stoddard, Marian S. Nichols; 3 

 assistants in library, 1 stenographer, and 1 janitor. 



Art. Marbles, 4; Casts, 25; Prints and engravings, 5ooo±; 

 Oil paintings, largely portraits, 175; Water colors, 25; Ceramics, 

 English or oriental, used in America, 848; Textiles, 30oo±; Glass 

 (historical), 2oo±; Pewter (historical), ioo±; Furniture (historical), 



200±. 



Commerce and Industry. Special exhibits illustrating the 

 trades viewed from the historical standpoint, viz., the shoemaker, 

 cooper, carpenter, weaver, etc. 



History. Reproductions of house interiors, original costumes, 

 tools, furniture, historical relics, and articles of display and adorn- 

 ment, to show the life of New England from early times to the present. 



Historical Sketch. The institute was organized in 1S48 by the 

 union of the Essex Historical Society, incorporated in 182 1 and the 

 Essex County Natural History Society, organized in 1833. In 1867, 

 by gift of $140,000 from George Peabody of London, the Peabody 



